The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-24
HOMEGROWN Luxuries.

Home Crown Luxuries.
The majority of farmers, in their de-
sire TO plant and sow many acres in
what are known as the standard or
CONNER cial crops, ordinarily neglect to
raise many little things that are very
conducive to good living. Perhaps the
shortness of the season in this part of
the country is the main cause of this
neglect. 1t is certain that the tables
of people who live in towns are much
better supplied with line garden vegcta-
bles and small fruits than those of
families who live on farms, especially
on large farms or those that are but
partially improved Farmers generally
have cabbage, onions, beets, carrots,
turnips cucumbers, and tomatoes. but
very few of them raise cauliilower,
which is as easily raised as cabbage, or
egg plant, which can be produced with
as little trouble as tomatoes. Celery
is very rarely found in farmhouse un-
less it is brought from some large
town, which is supplied with vegetables
by market gardener. BY the old
methods celery was n very expensive
plant to raise and blanch, but by the
improved methods it can be grown with
little difficulty, and it deserve to have
a place in the garden of every farmer.
Almost every one who raises corn
has green ears for roasting and boiling.
But on many farms the time of using
them is limited to two or three weeks,
the usual period for corn to remain in
the milk state. All the corn is planted
about the same time, and as a matter
of course it all natures or becomes hard
in about the same number of days after
the seed was planted. Ii does not seem
to occur to most farmers to plant few
hills of corn during every week from
April TO July and thereby secure a sue
cosson of roasting ears. Many farm
ers do not plant sweet corn for table
purposes because they have no seed or
fear it will mix with their ordinary
dent or flint corn. They deprive them
selves of great and very cheap luxv-
ry by not planting sweet corn at differ
ent times iii the spring and summer so
as to secure a succession of green ears.
Popcorn is as desirable in the winter as
sweet corn is during the summer and the
early part of the fall. 1t is as easily
raised as common field corn, is IN excel
lent article of food. can be prepared for
eating without expense. and is promo
tive for household happiness. Still
popcorn. plain or sueared, is more
common in the city than in the country.
The condiments chiefly found on
farmhouse tables are pepper. vinegar,
catsup and mustard. Not infrequently
grated horseradish is found But the
garden radish, one of the most delicious
of vegetables, as well as one of the best
of appetizers, is rarely raised by far
mers. A few who do raise garden rad
ishes SOW all the seed at one time, and
have them in tender and crisp con-
diton but few weeks at most BY
sowing few seeds on rich, sandy soil
every week from the time the frost
leaves the soil till the latter part OF
summer fine radishes can be secured
for at least half the year. BY sowing
the seed OF the black Spanish radish at
about tho time the seed of fiat turnips
is usually sown a supply Of somewhat
inferior radishes can be obtained for
use during cold weather. Garden cress,
or pepper-grass is not as generally
raised as it was many years ago.
though it is an excellent relish, especI-
ally when used on cold meat. Water
cress has no superior as a relish, and II
can be raised almost without trouble
on the banks of streams. the margin OF
springs. or the shores Of lakes. A bed
once established will remain in good
condition for many years. and will sup
ply fresh stalks for the table from early
in the spring till winter
Few farmers pay much attention 10
raising melons. and their use is less
common in the country than in the city.
They do not rank very high as articles
Of food. but they contribute to good liv-
ing. During the past few years the
consumption Of melons has increased
very fast in cities. and housekeepers
find them economical TO buy ~ they
take the place Of pastry. Good melons
can be raised as far north as corn can.
and every farmers family should be
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